If something uses electricity then the footprint is mostly about the source of that electricity. Solar, Wind and nuclear are magnitudes cleaner than fossil fue

If something uses electricity then the footprint is mostly about the source of that electricity. Solar, Wind and nuclear are magnitudes cleaner than fossil fuels. So, the correct answer is to clean up the grid. Which is relatively easy and cheap and impacts many fields outside AI, further speeding us down the cost curve to cheaper cleaner power. And once that is happening, you can start moving things that don't even use electricity at the moment like transport, heating and industrial processes to electrical usage. That task, which we should do because it's cheaper and cleaner and will prevent catastrophic climate change, will require advanced nations to double their electricity usage so data center usage is not really moving the needle.